Impact assessment due to rural electrification in hill tract of Bangladesh for sustainable development     

Dr. Md. J. B. Alam  M. R. Islam  R. Sharmin  Dr. M. Iqbal  M. S. H. Chowduray  G. M. Munna 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2006,3(4):391-402

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of any project is essential for understanding the sustainability of the project. For sustainable development of hill tracts, electricity is inseparable. Like other parts of Bangladesh hill tracts districts felt increasing demand of electricity. In this paper an attempt has been taken to present the existing environmental condition and analysis the future environmental condition after implementation of project. Electrification will extend the length of the active day. Electrification will improve security (people’s perception of safety and security) at the region. The elements of the project identified as components for analysis are chosen based on DOE’s guideline. The study showed that 87% people say that they feel safer at night since being electrified. Impacts are classified on the basis of EPA’s scaling and DOE, university’s teachers, NGOs expert’s opinions. Value more than 10 is classified significantly affected element of the project. In this paper advantages and disadvantages of the Electrification Project has been presented.  相似文献   

Unplanned urbanization: Assessment through calculation of environmental degradation index     

Md. J. B. Alam  M. J. B. Alam  M. H. Rahman  S. K. Khan  G. M. Munna 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2006,3(2):119-130

Urbanization is an inevitable phenomena for the country like Bangladesh. The push and pull factors help to migrate people from rural area to urban area. As a result haphazard and unplanned urbanization create environmental degradation. Survey data reveals that inadequate solid waste disposal services, lack of adequate public water supply, traffic congestion, water logging, air pollution, noise pollution, hill cutting are the main problems in the city area. Concentration of dust as well as SOx, NOx exceeded the allowable limit at the selected points. Groundwater level of Sylhet city has a considerable lowering over the last few decades. It has lowered from 3380 mm below ground in 1982 to 7880 mm below ground. Sylhet is located in highly seismic risk zone but most of the buildings and other structures in this area are constructed without considering earthquake risk. Environmental degradation index was calculated based on economical condition of the country.  相似文献   

Impacts of pollution on coastal and marine ecosystems including coastal and marine fisheries and approach for management: a review and synthesis   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Shahidul Islam M  Tanaka M 《Marine pollution bulletin》2004,48(7-8):624-649

The history of aquatic environmental pollution goes back to the very beginning of the history of human civilization. However, aquatic pollution did not receive much attention until a threshold level was reached with adverse consequences on the ecosystems and organisms. Aquatic pollution has become a global concern, but even so, most developing nations are still producing huge pollution loads and the trends are expected to increase. Knowledge of the pollution sources and impacts on ecosystems is important not only for a better understanding on the ecosystem responses to pollutants but also to formulate prevention measures. Many of the sources of aquatic pollutions are generally well known and huge effort has been devoted to the issue. However, new concepts and ideas on environmental pollution are emerging (e.g., biological pollution) with a corresponding need for an update of the knowledge. The present paper attempts to provide an easy-to-follow depiction on the various forms of aquatic pollutions and their impacts on the ecosystem and organisms.  相似文献   

Ground Water Contamination of Arsenic in Ganges Plain     

Hiroaki Ishiga  Kaori Dozen  Md. Badrul Islam  Md. Hamidur Rahman  Md. Abdus Sattar  Chikako Yamazaki  Ahmed Faruque 《Gondwana Research》2001,4(4):636

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Extent of farm mechanization and technical efficiency of rice production in some selected areas of Bangladesh     

Vortia  Pooja  Nasrin  Mahmuda  Bipasha  Shahana Khatun  Islam  Md. Monirul 《GeoJournal》2021,86(2):729-742

GeoJournal - The research has been conducted to explore the extent of adopting mechanization at farm level and its impact on rice producers’ technical efficiency. Primary data and information...  相似文献   

A multi-criteria decision-making approach for quantification of accessibility to market facilities in rural areas: an application in Bangladesh     

Zafri  Niaz Mahmud  Sameen  Ishrar  Jahangir  Anurima  Tabassum  Nawshin  Hasan  Md. Musleh Uddin 《GeoJournal》2021,86(4):1863-1879

GeoJournal - The available approaches for measuring accessibility are rigid and complex in nature, and mostly impractical for decision-makers as they require a large number of data, logistics...  相似文献   

Challenges of value chain actors for vegetable production and marketing in North-East Bangladesh     

Rahman  Md. Mostafizur  Zhou  Deyi  Barua  Swarup  Farid  Md. Shaikh  Tahira  Khadija Tut 《GeoJournal》2021,86(4):1957-1967

GeoJournal - Vegetable farming in Northeast Bangladesh has developed rapidly over the last 10 years, with limitations to field management and marketing. A survey was conducted in...  相似文献   

Food security and dietary diversity of tea workers of two tea gardens in greater Sylhet district of Bangladesh     

Ahmed  Jasim Uddin  Mozahid  Md. Nur  Dhar  Aurup Ratan  Alamgir  Md. Shah  Jannat  Arifa  Islam  Md. Monirul 《GeoJournal》2021,86(2):1015-1027

The study analyzed the food security and dietary diversity of tea workers in Lakkatura Tea Garden and Ootterbhag Tea garden in greater Sylhet district of Bangladesh. A total of 200 respondents (100 from each tea estate) were interviewed to evaluate the food security and dietary diversity. The study found that average daily per capita calorie intake by tea workers was 2095.96 kcal. In addition, around 85.30% of the total calorie intake was received from the rice consumption. Average per capita daily intake of rice was estimated at 538.51 gm which is higher than the national average. It was also observed that 71.7 and 65.0% households were food secure in Lakkatura and Ootterbhag Tea garden, respectively. In Lakkatura Tea Garden, 61.67% tea workers have medium dietary diversity and in Ootterbhag Tea Estate 49.47% tea workers have low dietary diversity. Using the logit model analysis, this study provides food consumption patterns of tea workers and determine the factors responsible for food security. Household size, farm income and daily calorie intake were found having significant influence on households’ food security. For improving socioeconomic conditions of tea workers, educational institution should be set up to improve their educational status and government should give loans for them at a low interest rate and create alternative job opportunity in off season.

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Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh     

Salam  Roquia  Ghose  Bonosri  Shill  Badhon Kumar  Islam  Md. Aminul  Islam  Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul  Sattar  Md. Abdus  Alam  G. M. Monirul  Ahmed  Bayes 《Natural Hazards》2021,108(3):2569-2587

Natural Hazards - Disaster risk perception and risk appraisal are essential in formulating an appropriate disaster risk reduction policy. This study examines the actual vs perceived drought risks...  相似文献   

Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh     

Salam  Roquia  Towfiqul Islam  Abu Reza Md.  Shill  Badhon Kumar  Monirul Alam  G. M.  Hasanuzzaman  Md.  Morshadul Hasan  Md.  Ibrahim  Sobhy M.  Shouse  Roger C. 《Natural Hazards》2021,106(1):509-527

Natural Hazards - Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. The appraisal of household vulnerability and capacity to adapt under climate change is therefore crucial...  相似文献